Trill Williams’ plans to become a superstar NFL player did not turn out as he had hoped. However, failure did not diminish his confidence; he switched from football to wrestling and joined the WWE. Bobby Shouse of the Dive Bar Podcast (all about the Miami Dolphins) first broke the news about Trill Williams joining the WWE.
According to Shouse, 24-year-old Williams underwent a tryout with World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE (for short) over the summer. After learning the ropes at the facility, the WWE agreed to give Williams a contract. He is part of the organization’s NXT division and even appeared on the 11/12th segment of the show on CW.
Trill made his first on air appearance last night on @WWENXT 📈📺 https://t. co/xYTvVLpysL pic. twitter.
com/VVZcb4IPyZ— Bobby Shouse (@B_Shousejr) November 13, 2024Shouse shared a clip of Williams from the segment. In the short video, Williams can be seen changing his clothes in the background while being busy in some friendly chatter with a couple of his fellow wrestlers. RELATEDAnthony Richardson or Joe Flacco: Who will be Colts’ starting QB against the Jets?
Who is Trill Williams- who left the NFL for WWE? Williams played college football as a defensive back for Syracuse University from 2018 to 2020, recording four interceptions. He missed the rest of 2020 after making just five appearances to prepare for the NFL Draft in 2021.
Trill Williams (Image via Phinsider)Williams went undrafted but later signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints. However, the Saints waived him off, and he joined the Miami Dolphins. He was active for five NFL games for the Dolphins back in 2021 and even saw some limited action.
The 2022 season brought a lot of promise, but an Achilles tear forced him to sit out the season on injured reserve. The Dolphins waived Williams in August 2023, more or less ending his NFL career. Now he will try his luck in the WWE and perhaps even make a name for himself, which he failed to do in football.
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Several have made the jump and went on to create memorable careers in the WWF/WWE. Williams Scott Goldberg, better known by his ring name Goldberg, the 57-year-old played nose tackle/defensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams but never played for them instead was part of the Atlanta Falcons team (1992-94) before debuting at the WCW (World Championship Wrestling) in 1997 and then for the WWE in 2003. Goldberg’s son Gage Goldberg plays as a linebacker for Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes.
Nahhh this is🔥🔥🔥I’m just now finding out WWE Legend Goldberg used to play football on the same team as NFL Legend Deion Sanders🤯Decades later. . Their sons play together on the same teamWhat a legacy both men have built[🎥: @DeionSandersJr ] pic.
twitter. com/Gp429LUgEN— DJ MurkCity (@myrksitymma) May 28, 2024John Bradshaw Layfield, or JBL, played college football for Trinity Valley Community College as an offensive lineman. He joined the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 1990 and spent one season with the San Antonio Raiders in the World League of American Football before switching to wrestling and making his debut at WWF (World Wrestling Federation) in 1995.
Brock Edward Lesnar, or Brock Lesnar for short, was part of the Minnesota Vikings team in the early 2000’s as a defensive tackle. However, his NFL career never kicked off, and he quit football for wrestling. Lesnar made his WWE debut in 2004 and has been the World Heavyweight Champion four times in his two-decade-long career.
Honorable mentions: Vader, Lex Luger, Brian Pillman, and Ernie Ladd.
